US4664476A - Magnetic objective lens driving apparatus with pivot - Google Patents

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US4664476A
US4664476A US06/795,704 US79570485A US4664476A US 4664476 A US4664476 A US 4664476A US 79570485 A US79570485 A US 79570485A US 4664476 A US4664476 A US 4664476A
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Ikuo Kasuga
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/08—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers
    • G11B7/09—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
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  • the present invention relates to an objective lens driving apparatus for an optical information reader.
  • a reader for reproducing a video disc or an audio disc on which optical information has been recorded it is required to enable the objective lens to move in the lateral direction of the information tracks in order to correct the error in projecting a light spot onto an information track, namely the tracking error.
  • an electromagnetic driving means or the like has been used for driving the objective lens, and a metal plate spring, a rubber elastic member, or the like having strength and stability has been utilized for holding the objective lens. It is difficult, however, to hold the objective lens in a stable state while maintaining high accuracy with such an arrangement because the metal plate spring is apt to suffer spring fatigue or distortion in installation and the characteristics of the rubber elastic body may largely change due to aging or temperature.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an objective lens driving apparatus in which an objective lens is held and driven with the above-mentioned defects in the conventional technique eliminated.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the objective lens driving apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of another embodiment of the objective lens driving apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 show modifications of the electromagnetic driving means
  • FIG. 6 is a front view showing still another embodiment of the invention.
  • an objective lens 1 is mounted on a lens support member 2 supported at one end on a base 4 by a pin 3 such that the lens support member 2 may pivot in the direction indicated by the arrow.
  • a coil 6 is fixed together with a channel yoke 5 to the lens support member 2 at the other end thereof.
  • a pair of magnets 7 and 8 and a plate-like yoke 9 are fixed on the base 4 at positions opposite to the yoke 5 and the coil 6. The magnets 7 and 8 are disposed such that they are reversed in polarity as shown in the drawing.
  • the yoke 5, the coil 6, the magnets 7 and 8, and the yoke 9 constitute an electromagnetic driving means for the lens support member 2. That is, upon energization of the coil 6, an electromagnetic force acting as an attractive or repulsive force is produced between the magnets 7 and 8 so as to cause the lens support member 2 to pivot about the axis of pin 3. The tracking error of the objective lens 1 is corrected by this rotation of the objective lens 1.
  • the magnet 7, the yoke 9, the magnet 8, and the yoke 5 constitute a closed magnetic path in a normal state when the coil is not energized, thereby holding the lens support member 2 at the neutral or balanced point of the magnetic force generated in the closed magnetic path.
  • FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which a lens support member 22 mounting an objective lens 1 thereon is supported substantially at a central portion on a base 24 by a pin 23 such that the lens support member 22 may pivot about the axis of pin 23 in the direction indicated by the arrow.
  • yokes 25, 25, respectively, together with coils 26, 26 are fixed on the lens support member 22 at the opposite ends thereof.
  • Two pairs of magnets 27, 28; 27, 28, respectively, together with yokes 29, 29 are fixed on the base 24 at suitable locations such that each set of magnets 27, 28 and yoke 29 are opposite to the corresponding coil 26 and yoke 25.
  • the coils 26, 26 are wound such that when the coils 26 and 26 are energized, a rotational couple is generated so as to cause the support member 22 to rotate about the axis of pin 23.
  • the function of the yokes 25, 25, the coils 26, 26, the magnets 27, 27 and 28, 28, and yokes 29, 29, which constitute two electromagnetic driving means, is the same as in the case of FIG. 1 and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.
  • optical elements such as a polarization prism, a light emitting element and the like may be mounted on the support member together with the objective lens 1.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 show alternatives or modifications of the above-described electromagnetic driving means.
  • the size and strength of the electromagnetic force is reduced by removing the portion of yoke 35 opposite the magnets.
  • a plurality of electromagnetic driving means are provided to increase the electromagnetic force.
  • coils 45 and 45 are wound in the same direction, while in the embodiment of FIG. 5, coils 55 and 55 are wound in opposite direction.
  • the objective lens, the support member and the associated means are pivotably mounted on the base.
  • these components are slidably mounted on the base.
  • the support member 62 which carries the objective lens 1 is movably mounted on the base 64 along a pair of guide rails 63 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 6.
  • a yoke 65 with coils 66 At either end of the lens support member 62 is fixedly provided a yoke 65 with coils 66.
  • a yoke having a pair of magnets 67 and 68 is affixed in confronting relationship with the yoke 65 with the coils 66.
  • the coils 66 are wound so that upon the supply of electric current, the objective lens support member 62 is moved to the same direction. With such a construction, substantially the same effect may be obtained, as in the foregoing embodiments.
  • an objective lens driving apparatus as electromagnetic driving means is composed of at least two constituent elements, a magnet and a coil with a yoke, disposed opposite to one another, one of the two constituent elements being fixedly disposed on a lens support member, the other of tne two constituent elements being fixedly disposed on a base, so that the lens support member is normally held at a neutral point of the electromagnetic force of the electromagnetic driving means when the coil is not energized, while the lens support member is pivotably driven by the electromagnetic force of the electromagnetic driving means when the coil is energized.
  • the electromagnetic driving means may be used to rotationally drive the lens support member as well as to hold the lens support member at a neutral point, so as to reduce the apparatus in size and obtain a stable objective driving apparatus.

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US4796245A (en) * 1983-12-01 1989-01-03 U.S. Philips Corporation Optical disc reader having lens mounting with improved positioning control
US4818066A (en) * 1984-01-30 1989-04-04 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Objective lens driving device
US4887888A (en) * 1984-01-30 1989-12-19 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Objective lens driving device
US4752117A (en) * 1985-10-23 1988-06-21 Hitachi, Ltd. Objective lens driving device
US4863240A (en) * 1985-11-05 1989-09-05 Seiko Instruments & Electronics Ltd. Apparatus for actuating objective lens
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US4767187A (en) * 1986-02-21 1988-08-30 U.S. Philips Corp. Device for optically scanning an information carrier
US4998802A (en) * 1988-06-03 1991-03-12 Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho Objective lens driving device in an optical pickup
US5044729A (en) * 1988-09-30 1991-09-03 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Objective lens actuator
US5107485A (en) * 1988-10-27 1992-04-21 Eastman Kodak Company Double solenoid focus actuator for optical recording/playback apparatus
US5359459A (en) * 1991-05-13 1994-10-25 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Optical system driving apparatus
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US6839899B2 (en) 2002-03-22 2005-01-04 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Optical element driving device having two permanent magnets and one magnetic substance
US20050276171A1 (en) * 2004-03-30 2005-12-15 Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, Japan Pickup device and recording medium drive unit
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